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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1995
F Murphy Sprinkel, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Amitabh Das, Midlothian, VA (US);
Grier S Fleischhauer, Midlothian, VA (US);
Everett C Grollimund, Midlothian, VA (US);
Willie G Houck, Jr, Richmond, VA (US);
Peter J Lipowicz, Midlothian, VA (US);
Ulysses Smith, Midlothian, VA (US);
James M Washington, Richmond, VA (US);
Susan E Wrenn, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A lighter is provided having a tobacco flavor heating system which includes a rotatable tobacco containing disc or spiral. This disc or spiral is registered in thermal proximity to a heating element and heated to generate tobacco flavors in response to a sensor. The disc and spiral are sized to provide a convenient number of puffs before disposal. Housings are provided for the disc and spiral to store, register and dispose the tobacco product efficiently. An induction heating system can be employed.